"Nigel Reed" wrote in message ... I've upgraded to an Orion 8inch Skyview...

..at about 9:15pm, and like I usually do, I stopped to take a look at the night sky. It was a beautiful, clear, Fall night, but the bright gibbous moon in the...

2003 October _Astronomy_ Magazine_ has an article under deep sky observing indicating that this double (Mag 6.0, 6.4; sep 1arcsec) can be split with...

Hi, Is there anything else beside doubles and Tycho rays on the Moon that I could watch during the full moon? I couldn't even see the M38 yesterday, let alone...

I just checked apogee and they are selling these old 8" LX10 scopes at a bargain US900+ for the normal one and $1100 for the UHTC version. This is the only...

Hi, I would like to withness historic Shenzhou 5 flight with my own eyes. I heard it will be smt like magnitude 2 (like Polaris). Does anybody knows where...

http://www.buytelescopes.com/product.asp?t=&pid=6246&m=102 Looks like the US pricing has been hammered out. Ed

...was almost full last night, and waning if I'm not mistaken, as I saw it almost full several nights ago, and as it was waxing I imagine. I set up my FS-102...

Hi Everyone: I'm looking for a good alt-az mount for my FS-102. Anacortes has a listing for a Takahashi Teegul mount with Lapides Modification. Does anyone...

Please review the following URL for more information. Regards, Skip Cashwell http://www.innovativesolu.com/asgh/ca/celebratingastronomy.htm

Hello, I'm an intermittent user to this newsgroup so my current question might be redundant. Has someone come up with an interface allowing...

Someone suggested using a carpenter's saw to open up the channels in a pitch lap, as opposed to a box cutter, single edged razor blade, or what-have-you. I...

Don’t Mess with Electrical Equipment A 20-year-old man was electrocuted in California when he broke into the base of a streetlight and attempted to sever a...

Is it possible for an amateur to eavesdrop via the net to whatever large observetories are doing? For cloudy nights, you know?

Ref: http://spaceweather.com/ AURORA OUTLOOK: Earth is heading for a solar wind stream flowing from a coronal hole on the sun. First contact could take place...

I am squeezing brains (just in time for Halloween!)in regards to camping at star parties. For those who have camped at OSP: #1. Do folks all camp with their...

Hello all, I read everywhere that bigger the aperture, brighter the image and bigger the magnification possible. Can somebody explain why this is the...

Hi all, I have a 10" Sky Mentor dob (Canada) identical to Orion XT10. I recently removed the mirror to clean it and decided to measure it. The mirror...

Is there any reason why star-collimation at night via stars seems to be the way most folks are doing it rather than on a small ball/ornament/bearing at an...

Hi, I have been working on my "inherited" DS-2130ATE and finally got the altitude drive working and started putting it back together (!). Actually reassembly...